. I was happy to learn… A heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI), is permanent damage to the heart muscle. “Myo” means muscle, “cardial” refers to the heart and “infarction” means death of tissue due to lack of blood supply. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked. [...]

. I was so glad to find this — It depends. Leaky heart valves only really cause a problem if it’s a big leak. Which valve is it, and do you actually know the reason for your leaky heart valve, was it just floppy, e. G. Mitral valve prolapse or do you have enlargement of [...]

I’m doing a project for school and I need to know how cardiovascular diseases are treated. I was happy to learn… Cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular diseases refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system [...]

Dr. Found three blockages (100%,80% and 35%) in my father’s heart. They suggested the bypass surgery. My father is not ready for bypass surgery. There is any medicine to remove the blockage. I was so glad to find this — You don’t say how old your father is but I think that if he was [...]

. Basically… Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can’t pump enough blood to the body’s other organs. This can result from * narrowed arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle — coronary artery disease * past heart attack, or myocardial infarction, with scar tissue that interferes [...]

. What I found out was – Kim, Most Heart Attacks occur as a result of coronary artery disease (CAD). This is the buildup over time of a material called plaque on the inner walls of the coronary arteries. Eventually, a section of plaque can break open, causing a blood clot to form at the [...]

What are anxiety attacks and can they make you feel un loved emotionally . Essentially — Anxiety attacks are when adrenalin flows through your body because of anxiety (or just pure fear) due to ‘fight or flight’ (something that we have had from prehistoric times, it is basically our body preparing to either run away [...]

Beta blockers. . Block beta receptors in the heart to decrease heart rate and contractility. . So why could you also give an inotrope like dobutamine that is an AGONIST to beta receptors?? Wouldn’t they do the exact opposite thing? How can they both benefit for heart failure? An inotrope can be positive or negative [...]

One of my close friends is in the hospital. He has been fainting a lot recently and ended up in the ER where they did a CT scan. He has had a pacemaker since he was 12 (which the dr’s are now saying was a mistake that he never needed the pacemaker) he is now28. [...]

How do you know if you are having a heart attack? I had heard that the symptons are different for women. After speaking to others on the web, I found the answer. This is a very important question. I ignored chest pain that I thought was reflux or indigestion, and I had a heart attack. [...]